Wolf Point, Montana
| Wolf Point, Montana | |
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Roosevelt County Courthouse in Wolf Point
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 Location of Wolf Point, Montana |
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| Coordinates: 48°5′29″N 105°38′33″W / 48.09139°N 105.64250°WCoordinates: 48°5′29″N 105°38′33″W / 48.09139°N 105.64250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Roosevelt |
| Incorporated (city) | 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Christopher Dschaak |
| Area | |
| • City | 0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,000 ft (609 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 2,621 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 2,850 |
| • Density | 2,978.4/sq mi (1,150.0/km2) |
| • Urban | 3,427 |
| • Urban density | 3,909.6/sq mi (1,509.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain Standard Time (MST) (UTC−7) |
| • Summer (DST) | Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) (UTC−6) |
| ZIP code | 59201 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-81475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0778652 |
| Website | http://ci.wolf-point.mt.us/ |
Wolf Point is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,621 at the 2010 census. It is the largest community on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Wolf Point is the home of the annual Wild Horse Stampede, held every year during the second weekend of July. Wolf Point's Wild Horse Stampede is the oldest rodeo in Montana, and has been called the "Grandaddy of Montana Rodeos".
Wolf Point is located in north-eastern Montana in the wide, shallow valley of the Missouri River, just below its confluence with Wolf Creek. Wolf Point is situated on the High Plains of eastern Montana. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.88 square miles (2.28 km2), all of it land.
The city is located on the north bank of the Missouri River, the southern part occupying the ancestral floodplain of that river. The northern part occupies south facing, low-lying hills overlooking a terrace. The central business district is located in the described southern portion.
Wolf Point experiences a semi-arid steppe climate (BSkw), with generally cold, dry winters and hot summers. Late spring and early summer is on average the wettest period of the year. During the summer warm, humid air masses more typical of a warm summer continental climate (Dfb) may move into the area from the south or east. Summertime thunderstorms commonly occur and sometimes can be severe featuring hail and, infrequently, funnel clouds or tornados.
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